Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 170 | 157 | 169 | 254 | 250 | 246 | 203 | 273 | 488 | 703 | 2945 | 4708 | 4025 | 2861 | 1963 | 1512 | 1208 | 905 | 747 | 679 | 574 | 480 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.82m | 9:36PM1.87m | 10:08AM1.77m | 10:32PM1.79m | 11:05AM1.74m | 11:27PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.13m | 3:20PM0.17m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:16PM0.25m | 4:46AM0.23m | 5:11PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 341 | 75 | 157 | 169 | 254 | 250 | 246 | 203 | 273 | 488 | 703 | 2945 | 4708 | 4025 | 2861 | 1963 | 1512 | 1208 | 905 | 747 | 679 | 574 | 480 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | S 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 170 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 265 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 9 | SE 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 50 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 145 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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